codification
nounUS /ˌkɑ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · UK /ˌkəʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
1
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
- The task force spent months on the codification of their mandate.
2
The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
- The link between language norms and the codification of a language – in dictionaries, grammars and usage guides – is well accepted.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:
- Derived terms
- codificationist, recodification
- Related terms
- legal code